Sir Alex Ferguson has brushed aside rumours Manchester
United are set to bow to wage demands from Cristiano Ronaldo and
offer the Portuguese winger an improved contract with the
club.
The 23-year-old’s representative, Jorge Mendes, was in
Manchester on Monday and while his visit was not for the purpose of
initiating talks, a spokesman from Ronaldo’s management company
Gestifute said that it was reasonable to expect a meeting in the
not too distant future.
Gestifute decreed earlier in the week that Ronaldo deserved an
improved pay packet from the European champions, despite the
Portugal international reportedly already earning £120,000 per
week.
Ferguson is adamant that The Red Devils will not be pressured
into upping Ronaldo’s current pay deal.
“I don’t know what other clubs pay their players but Ronaldo is
very well paid by us,” Ferguson was quoted as saying by The
Guardian.
“At the moment he has three-and-a-half years left on his
contract and we are happy with that.”